Incidental intima-media wall changes in the lower-limb arteries: a case series in habitual distance runners

South African Journal of Sports Medicine

International Olympic Committee, South Africa¹  Centre for Orthopaedics, Johannesburg, South Africa¹  Roos, B¹  Stellenbosch University, South Africa¹  Derman, W¹ 

关键词: : ultrasound;    calcification;    beads;    endurance runners;    arterial wall;   

DOI  :  10.17159/2078-516x/2016/v28i1a689

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Health and Medical Publishing Group

【 摘 要 】

This case series describes the observed presence of echogenic circular "beads" identified by high-resolution ultrasound imaging in the peripheral arterial walls of the lower limbs of three vascularly asymptomatic runners. The aetiology, mechanisms and clinical implications of these observations remain uncertain.

【 授权许可】

Unknown